Re: port-sgimips/53583: sysinst in NetBSD/sgimips 8.0doesn'tinstallbootloader

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-sgimips/53583; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
To: martin%duskware.de@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
Subject: Re: port-sgimips/53583: sysinst in NetBSD/sgimips 8.0doesn'tinstallbootloader
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:11:42 +0900

 > > Ah, upgrade has another (existing) problem.
 > > md_update() should not call md_post_newfs() (that is empty)
 > > but md_post_disklabel() (calls sgivol(8) tool):
 > 
 > Yes, or make md_post_newfs() call md_post_disklabel(). Most architectures
 > use that hook to copy usr/mdec/boot* to /boot.
 
 For now I'll commit the original patch (calling md_post_disklabel()
 from md_update() as a simple and tested change.
 
 Copying bootloader via sgivol(8) doesn't require newfs,
 but I won't bother to confirm why it's done there..
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 Izumi Tsutsui